who was this putnam fellow anyway? putnam at one point was being considered for the board of this is not a random person that got this confession. it was someone very close to the college. idea that someone like that -- presented it to the governor. agree towebster would that hoax, which he did. and that the families would be ok with it. putnam toebster chose be the person that accompanied him to the scaffold. it doesn't make any sense at all, unless in fact what happened was he confessed to putnam, putnam was the person he confided in. he was literally there at the last moments of his life. the moment they realized this, they have the many notes that webster made to his defense. many of them are complaints. one thing he repeatedly try to push them into was looking to the door of his laboratory. basically suggested that part of the door could be lifted up enough to let themselves in. his suggestion being that littlefield could have in fact gotten into the laboratory to plant the body. what i found was in another letter

they think putnam gives them a better chance in november.orial race in florida for the democratic party. no numbers coming in from the central time zone in florida. graham, a name very familiar to florida democrats, the graham name. she came in leading in the polls in the democratic primary. phil levine, former mayor, had been running second. again her congressional district was around tallahassee in that panhandle area. we'll see at 8:00 when the polls close. there are house primaries, congressional primaries we wanted to show you. probably the most interesting. remember this name, alan grayson, former congressman, trying to make a comeback. darren soto, first term congressman, 9th district around the orlando area. grayson, no votes to show you yet. we're keeping an eye on that and also this race here. i'm seeing the numbers for the first time. this is a test of sort of that left-wing insurgencies, stephanie murphy, being challenged. you see early numbers there coming in. murphy certainly in that early reporting looking pretty good there in

maybe putnam could pull this out, but we are projecting just the opposite. ron desantis, a key ally of president trump will win this republican nomination and primary battle. there are three big candidates on the democratic side that we are not ready to recall, it is still too close to call. we will be back later this all power as more results come in. >> tucker: amazing, decisive. as you see, polls have closed in and it voting is still underway in arizona and oklahoma. voters there will decide a series of critically important primary contests and help define the fall midterm elections. we will have more on those races straight ahead.al at first a lot going on in washington. lawmakers grilled bruce ohr and on capitol hill today. they say ohr played a central role intoas the 2016 2016 trump campaign. catherine herridge has been covering the story since the very beginning and she joins us tonight. >> the closed-door deposition lasted seven hours with the consensus among republican lawmakers. the justice department official bruce ohr told the fbi there were iss

mid-june, mason-dixon polling had putnam beating him. you say the president tweeted his endorsement of desantis. putnam had a big fund-raising advantage and had been knocking on thousands of doors and still lost a big tonight. then, look at the binary tonight. republican senator jeff flake retired at in large part because he is at odds with the trump agenda and couldn't get reelected. in fact he's so toxic to republicans he endorsed congresswoman martha mcsally and she said she doesn't want the endorsement. she is competing over who is more pro-trump. the winner of this g.o.p. primary is likely to face congresswoman kyrsten synema, which is why mick sally has been making the case that if she wins she can be a firewall against liberals for the president. back here in florida, rick scott has easily won the g.o.p. nomination for senate seat against incumbent bill nelson who may be in more trouble than democrats originally anticipate anticipated. interesting because there is some big issues here in the sunshine state. red tides killing died

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putnam has a much better grassroots ground game which could help him tonight.n the democratic side, a big field of five. gwen graham has been pulling a lead of seven points or more, she is a former congresswoman, daughter of a former governor and senator and thinks she alone can pull a female vote. philip levine spent 30 million of his own dollars on this race and showed up yesterday at the jacksonville mass shooting to tout gun-control and progressive tallahassee mayor andrew gillam hopes to become the state's first black governor and also has a senator bernie sanders endorsement. the primary is already a done deal for the national race, two term governor rick scott is hoping to unseat democratic bill nelson. moderate, pro-gun control, former astronaut does considered vulnerable in losing this seat which is held since 2,000. governor scott touts his record and job creation and president trump support. around 2 million floridians have already voted in this primary either in mail or early. that could be likely more than half of the total turnout. a big reason fo

rob: a couple key primaries, trump backed congressman ron desantis takes on adam putnam in the primary the president's current governor, rick scott, the gop favor to take on democrat bill nelson in november. a 3-way republican race headlines the arizona senate primary for the retiring jeff flake's seat and donald from supporting arizona's greg doocy who is expected to win the primary. the first lady claiming history at the white house with the senate saying the past president, the granddaughter president eisenhower and fifth-generation grandson of james munro planting a tree with milania trump on the self one. >> from the original eisenhower on the east wing garden treated by jackie kennedy close to the tree that shouldering the storm. a hot day to be out there digging around in the garden. 9 minutes after the hour. in a few hours bruce ohr will be grilled behind closed door there for donald trump slammed his connection to the trump russia dossier. >> for him to be in the justice department and doing what he did is a disgrace. rob: two big questions bruce ohr needs to answer. shannon:

adam punt unanymousl-- putnam. running against ron disantis -- >> ron loves playing with kids. >> build the wall. >> he loves stories. >> then mr. trump said, "you're fired." i love that part. >> he's teaching madison to talk. >> make america great again. >> okay. >> somebody call child protective services. >> the question, is what race is he running? you don't know what state if you don't know, florida governor. here's adam putnam. let me put the quote up. this guy's been running for governor. he'd be speaker of the house if he didn't leave. >> and he's a great guy, smart guy, terrific public serve apt. >> yes, he -- servant. >>> yes, he decided to do it the good old-fashioned way, work my way up. he said and how he's campaigning, "you need somebody who understands why jasper and jennings is before they're governor, varn rather than have ask a staffer." that's what this is all about. adam putnam, i don't think voters care where jasper and -- >> i think that the challenge that we're going to face is whether being t

in mid-june polling had putnam beating ron desantis by 15 points, mid-june. june 22nd, the president tweeted an endorsement of desantis. by late july, he was up by 12 points. a 27-point swing. now tonight here, desantis running to replace retiringg republican governor rick scott, who easily beat -- easily won the g.o.p. nomination for a senate seat against incumbent bill nelson, they will set off in november, that is expected to be a tight race. i mentioned andrew gillum on the democratic side. he beat back a challenge from an more moderate candidate. he's the tallahassee mayor. he won after key endorsements from bernie sanders and after an infusion of $650,000 from liberals george soros and tom steyer, who's been pushing for impeachment for a long time. watch that. meanwhile, another important trump factor in arizona tonight, republican senator jeff flake retired because he is at odds with the trump agenda, unlikely that he would get reelected, he acided to retire.e.di meanwhile, another important trump factor in arizona tonight, republican senator jeff flak

he didn't have long connections are a big career outside of that area's date politics compared to putnam, who has been, since the earth cooled, has been active in a big network in florida politics. desantis, he was little known. the trump endorsement was huge, but the other part that was huge, as voters saw him and hurt him more and his ads started to run and a lot of money poured in from out of state her mother trump supporters, for him, when that money came in and he could get on air, fortis and florida saw so him and they like with a separate >> shannon: they saw him in the fox news debate as well. as we wait in arizona, we'll check back with you as soon as we get something. you where they are the decision to ask in new york. thank you very much. as we wait, how are the top story, our debate over ruth or his testimony. the demoted dod official appearing on capitol hill testifying behind closed doors. republicans occasionally coming out of the claiming they have heard things and learn things that would shock americans. correspondent kristin fisher is here with what we do know, what we

putnam had been elected statewide in desantis had not.debate, i believe it was bret baier and martha mccollum on that. he got exposure across the state any of the president come in and it really flipped the race. while all about what's happening there is a multicandidate race going on in the democratic party. remember andrew gillum one with 34% of the vote. lou: with the five other candidates, basically establishment democrats. >> won a home was named glenn graham, daughter of former senator bob graham. so you have this establishment and going again and everybody was really, really surprised when andrew gillum came out on top. lou: as we look at what's happening in the democratic party and arizona, and arizona, oklahoma with the gubernatorial runoff. this is starting to be one of the most interesting is not the most interesting already midterm elections that we've seen in certainly 2010. >> absolutely. arizona being a really, really critical race because if democrats were to capture the house and that's a real possibility, for republicans

governor's race, and ron desantis rolling to an easy primary victory over his republican opponent, adam putnam. winning by 20 points. fox news called this race as soon as the polls closed and they took the stage to cheer a short time later. he spent half as much money as his opponent but had something far more valuable, donald trump's endorsement. >> i pledge to you as governor i will work my butt off to accomplish great things for this state. i will show the courage to lead and keep florida great and make it even greater. god bless you guys, thank you so much. >> trump tweeted this, such a fantastic win for ron desantis and the people in the great state of florida, ron will be a fantastic governor. on to november. on the democratic side a crowded primary field of fire but in the shocker of the night tallahassee mayor andrew gillam surged from fourth place in the past month while glenn graham constantly led by 7 in the polls but tonight gillam hoping to become the first black governor, a progressive liberal with the endorsement of bernie sanders and once medicare for all unexpectedly beat them

putnam steamed have an advantage in the polling before that. came out with desantis endorsements. desantis pulled ahead. now you look in the homestretch of this case. two of the last three polls i've seen have putnam pulling within a couple of points. i haven't seen one that puts him ahead. there's signs of life in the putnam campaign. not pulled ahead. you got trump reiterating endorsement yesterday. you think back in florida too, 2010 when rick scott came on the scene. no trump. you had that similar dynamic. mccallum the establishment guy and scott pulled it out back then. we'll see what happens today. there's some evidence putnam may be the more electable candidate. one of the most closely watched governor's race this fall. >> tell us what's happening in south carolina. a federal court saying the republican drawn lines unconstitutional because of gerrymandering. should we expect to see those lines redrawn in a way that would further hurt republican chances this fall >> this is the fascinating thing about this story. everybody knew this was a

host: ron desantis being challenged by former congressman adam putnam. added bringing up president trump but also promoting his florida first agenda. [video clip] i support president trump's agenda. but florida is not picking an apprentice. we are electing a governor. my life to making our state a better place. we will make florida as a launchpad for the american dream, creating new opportunities and protecting all of the things that make florida, florida. for me, it is always been florida first. i would be honored to have your vote. the: taking your calls in last hour of the "washington journal." getting your thoughts on the issues that are important to you heading into the final 10 weeks of campaign 2018. thanks for waiting. caller: hello. host: go ahead and -- anita. caller: the health care issue is at a crisis level in tennessee. company insurance but there is a lot of small, independent businesses here. we've a friend who found out he has cancer, a business owner. what are they going to do? now he has pre-existing conditions, what is he going to do?

i want to let you know about a half-hour ago i was able to talk to commissioner putnam and i want tohard. i don't believe that any other candidate in the country had to run against a tougher opponent in a primary than adam putnam. i think he was a strong candidate. our victory is a good victory. a man to beat someone of his caliber is a big, big deal. i know you were a big part of that. let's thank him for his service to florida. and he's a young guy. he's going to do more going forward. i want to thank all the volunteers. all the people out there banging on the doors, showing up at our events. we had great surrogates. matt gates was out on the road. sean hannity and mark levin. i was endorsed early on when people said i didn't have a chance. endorsed by the sitting congresswoman from puerto rico, my friend jennifer gorn zales. we were able -- jennifer gonzales. i was just the messenger. you guys provided the muscle and no-how to get this -- the know-how to get this done. thank you so much. it may not surprise some of you -- in washington i'm fighting for term limits and things like

a dramatic victory today against adam putnam. the president tweeted just a few moments ago: such a fantastic win for ron desantis. the people of the great state of florida, ron will be a fantastic governor. on to november! look at how pivotal the support was by the president in mid june. the polling had putnam beating desantis by 15 points. a week later the president send out a tweet. one tweet endorsing ron desantis. all of a sudden the numbers flip. a 27 point swing. and desantis tonight wins bigot republican side for governor. rick scott is leaving officer of governor and won the republican primary to face nelson who may be in more trouble than the democrats thought. and in this gubernatorial race, i can't stress what a big upset this is that gillum the mayor of tallahassee would be the first african-american governor if he wins in florida backed by bernie sanders. sanders versus trump in the florida's governor's race. >> sean: ed henry big news. we saw the desantis rise connected to the trump endorsement. rick scott will be a

>> it's because in that debate, he attacked putnam for being the errand boy for big sugar.rump drain the swamp attitude with a sort of fiscal conservative small government message where he stands for these corporate welfare programs in effect for big sugar and he is saying we are not going to have big government and we are going to take on a special interest. republicans aired in the past it was by standing too close to the special interest. trump smashed that, this could be a way to put it together. when you have the democrats on that side and we don't know was going to come out of that primary, but one of the candidates down there is andrew gillam who is definitely the candidate on the left. a lot of conservatives sometimes when they see the democrats nominate a real liberal come on saying that's good, they're overreaching. i don't think that's right. i look at what the tea party did in 2010 and every time they nominated a real bomb there were conservative, it actually gave more momentum to this party movement. >> sandra: we will see. a real quick given your expectations

on the republican side, it's three-term congressman adam desantis versus ag commissioner adam putnam.der thanks to trump's endorsement including bringing him on the stage in tampa. he's been tabbed as an anti trump puppet that doesn't know the state in detail. putnam has the endorsement of pam bondi and comes from a very big citrus family, long involved in florida politics. he's been attacked for being in the pocket of big sugar and an establishment republican in the age of trump. no democrat has been governor here in 20 years. there's five democrats in the race, including a billionaire and multimillionaire. gwen grams polled a seven-point lead. she's a daughter of bob graham and says she alone can pull the female vote in november with democrats, independents and republicans. former miami beach mayor phil levine has voted today. and andrew gilham hopes to be the first black governor in the state. he's endorsed by bernie sanders as well. dana? >> dana: thanks, phil. now back to arizona where voters are choosing a republican candidate in a key senate race. peter doocy is live in tempe.

alan putnam era al favorito en su partido reportero hasta que recibiÓ el apoyo del presidente trump.s a marchar hasta el estado del sol. la contienda por el es que ni que deja libre la republicana ileana ros-lehtinen, estÁ compitiendo por nueve republicanos, entre ellos marÍa elvira salazar. muchos buscan esta nominaciÓn. ver en las primarias pero sÓlo para el puestoe carolina: elecciones muy importantes. faltan unos cuantos meses para elecciones de medio tÉrmino. borja: es importante destacar que estudiantes de la escuela de parkland, han tuiteado hablando sobre estas elecciones primarias y lo fundamental que es que la gente participe, independientemente de su ideologÍa política. ese perdÓn para todos qiue tenemos -- que tenemos que participar. carolina: ademÁs, con el tema de control de armas, que estÁ en la mano de los legisladores. te cuento que antes de perder la vida, senador por arizona john mccain dejÓ una carta de despedida. el texto tiene una fuerte carga mi el nombre del presidente. esto fue leÍdo entre lÁgrimas por su amigo, rick davis. en la parte de la carta se lee text

all of a sudden, desantos is ahead of putnam and that will set up a general election.been a democratic governor in florida since 1994. the polling shows the democratic nominee has a chance of beating desantos in the fall. florida is the ultimate swing state. >> quickly, last, what is the number one thing you will watch for tonight? >> i think, for me, arizona and the senate side does, in fact, get the 50% mark. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> coming up here, a reminder, you don't want to miss the cnn film, rbg, this labor day following the life and story of ruth bader ginsburg. >> expectations of wedding were different. men supported families financially, while women took care of the home. the law reflected that. recognizing gender bias has negative impacts, rbg used cases that impacted men to win rights for all genders. in 1971, she wrote a supreme court brief in a case that overturned the law that males must be preferred to females. four years later, she won a widower the right to get social security benefits so he could stay home with a child. when a same-sex marria

>> well you know adam putnam you're exactly right cheryl he's been campaigning.me all around the the state. i think he's, obviously, been a popular agriculture commissioner but yes as we know president trump has been supporting representative desanto an awesome guy. he's a veteran, very marts and two great candidate. i do think you know, obviously, ron with the support of the pet and president won state of florida i think he's got the edge. you know, that could be the story in oklahoma, i want to bring in oklahoma because that's the same issue right now. what's happening in oklahoma you've got former mayor of oklahoma city one of the most well respected mayor in republican party we should add who i would say fix the finances of oklahoma city but up against kevin accusing cornett of not being trump enough. is that a way to run a campaign? is that going to work? >> you know, it's -- in this day and age because there's so much passion around the president you can understand why a republican candidate in a primary would want to harness that power. you know the power

putnam coming up. no sign of the missing college student two weeks after she disappeared. why police investigators are concentrating on her online footprint and what they could learn from a fit bit she may have been wearing when out for a jog. >> bill: the debate over 3d printed guns heating up. a federal judge stopping it and what the president is saying about the issue. >> sandra: vice president mike pence laying blame on the obama administration for the current cyber crisis. congressman peter king is live and will join us next. >> our adversaries use the digital world to manipulate and divide. the american people demand and deserve the strongest possible defense and we will give it to them. >> the outset of this administration it became clear from early on in a very real sense we inherited a cyber crisis. the last administration all but neglected cybersecurity even though the digital threats were growing more numerous and dangerous by the day. make no mistake about it, those days are over. >> bill: he suggested the obama administration is to blame for the cybersecurity

there are thousands of trump and putnam voters and they recognize that there is difference between what on in washington then what they have here in florida. florida is on a roll. we cut taxes every year and cut the debt by $10 billion. i think washington should operate more like florida and not the other way around. >> martha: a big tray day. let's play this, your comment on trade from the florida debate. >> i have had a front row seat to the trade war that began 20 plus years ago when the united states signed a a bad deal that has put florida farmers and florida ranchers at a distinct disadvantage. president trump is a first president who cared more about american jobs and florida farmers than about the swiss diplomats at their tea party. >> martha: so what do they think about the new deal, do they think it will be beneficial to them? >> certainly across the industry industry. different viewpoints viewpoints. but unfortunately it wasn't what we thought it would be. we were able to hold some of the negotiating positions that we had gone into that with but it certainly is an improvement

adam putnam was the favorite to be the next governor of florida.dent trump endorsed congressman ron desantis who was a little more conservative. desantis is leading in the polls. he has momentum because of his connection to president trump and he's the favorite because a lot of republicans want to pick the candidate that president trump endorsed. >> dana: and the republican and democratic primaries on the republican side as well. except for rick scott. well ahead when it comes to the republican nominee will be. when it comes to bill nelson, earlier today, he spoke about gun control. we just had rick leventhal reporting on the shooting in jacksonville that happened yesterday. today bill nelson said this. >> at the end of the day, it comes down to votes. and are we getting to the point of getting the votes to start passing some meaningful gun restrictions, legislations such as a comprehensive universal background check and the purchase or acquisition of a gun? >> that quote comes on a day when i saw an article in politico that democrats are concerned

sanchez, fox news darling, relative outsider considering the fact that putnam, the opponent, is a fifthion, a long time public servant here in florida. sanchez with the trump nod could show the republican party here in florida that once nominated and elected jeb bush to the governorship is very much different in 2018. casey? >> seems like those days may be behind us. thank you so much. great reporting. when we return here, what to watch for in the week ahead. >>> before we go, let's talk about what you're watching in the week ahead. kevin? >> friday to get a nasa deal, and so the decision to see if the administration can get that done, and arizona primary tuesday. >> uh-huh. >> how trump handles himself in a week that's about john mccain and whether that affects the 2018 midterms and if people are turned off with trump dumping all over mccain. >> i'm heading to arizona to cover that primary and the funeral at the end of the week. that's all for us here, i'm kasie dc. we're back here tomorrow night. for tonight, good night from washington. it's because the type of person that's a bed roc

congressman desantis in pampa it was clear he was going to trounce the other primary runner, adam putnam. >> and as if on cue president trump, who may very well be watching this segment on the florida race sent out this message about the florida race. he says not only did congressman ron desantis easily win the republican primary but his opponent in november is his biggest dream -- a failed socialist mayor named andrew gillum who has allowed crime and many other problem to flourish in his city. this is not what florida wants or needs. i don't believe that andrew gillum is a socialist. i don't have any knowledge of the crime situation in tallahasse but i bet you president trump doesn't, either. the question here, elizabeth, donald trump there florida, how do you think he will be a factor in this election? >> donald trump has remained pretty popular with the republican base in florida and florida voted for donald trump in 2016. it's important to remember that when we're thinking about the general election race. so i think people who might discount that factor are doing that at their peril.

who lost big in this race yesterday, putnam is more the candidate that republicans have nominated inhe base. but they go again, the passions of the base, the passions of the trump base that prevail here. in both parties here, this is the fascinating thing if you look ahead to november. if you add up all of the votes in the republican race, if you add up all of the votes in the democratic race, there are others here as well, each party said we had astronomical turnouts. the energy level is soaring on the republican side and on the democratic side as well. and the other thing is, it's that idea, the energy of the base. that might end up being the deciding factor there. quickly, you mentioned arizona with kelly ward losing that race. mcsally becoming that nominee. this is one if democrats want to have a chance of picking up the senate in november they need their candidate kirsten sinema, up four points on mcscally. in the host recent poll. they'd be losing a flake seat for democrats. if they have any chance of winning the senate this is pretty much must win. >> this is fascinating. i th

in mid-june, mason-dixon polling had putnam beating desantis by 15 points. week later, the president sends out a tweet, one tweet, endorsing ron desantis, all, all of a sudden, the numbers completely flip. desantis in mid-july was up by 12 points. a 27. swing, sean. all of a sudden, desantis tonight wins, not just wins, wins big, on the republican side. you mention rick scott, leaving office, easily won the republican primary to face bill nelson, democratic senator. he may be in more trouble, nelson and his battle against governor scott, now running for senate, and in this gubernatorial race, i can't stress what a big upset this is, that andrew gillum, the mayor of tallahassee, would be the first african-american governor if he wins in florida, backed by bernie sanders. his big endorsement. sanders versus trump in the florida governor's race. >> sean: ed henry, big news. we solve the desantis rise and it was connected directly to the trump endorsement and he is well-liked in florida. he'll be a good governor, rick scott will be a great senator. today, disgra

voters trump-putnam supporters floridians can distinguish between what is going on in washington andon't want more what is not happening to washington to come to florida thanks to governor scott we are a trilled economy created a million half new jobs seven 1/2 years, our -- economy, and our growth, is the envy of the nation. maria: right. >> if you want more you need a governor knows florida knows our state from one end to the other has a plan that specific agenda to put florida first. >> good morning commissioner this is your old employee morgan ortagus. >> hi. >> my first job with amended putnam i owe you my career sir. >> speaking of florida i know you are a fifth generation floridian the reputation that you have in polk county our home county kel the differences between you and desantis in terms of plans for florida we know you have been in washington quite pro life in this particular case washington what is difference between both plans for florida? >> well, i think the biggest difference is that i have a plan for florida the congressman has been very active focused on washingt

putnam blew a 20 point lead. >> it's amazing.o, putnam had all the money, all the endorsements. he was the clear establishment favorite in florida. and then all of the sudden, ron desantis got the trump endorsement, the republican primary good housekeeping seal of approval. he has gone from being down 20. some folks say he could win by 20. brian: shows the president's power in florida. he won that of course, by just a points over hillary clinton. now let's talk about something that i think the most intriguing race outside of what is happening in new jersey. that is rick cot bill nelson expected to lock up their nomination to go head to head. this is a flat footed tie. nelson has had that job for decades. >> not too long ago the democrats thought bill nelson was going to have another cake walk. in the meantime the republicans are really excited about rick scott who has been a pretty popular governor. and he has gotten more popular has time has gone on because he has done a really good job and has a great record of success that he

this is the scene at putnam road and richie road. the man was found in the roadway and died at the scene. call the police if you have information on this case. >>or and thisng we're learning about a couple killed in a possible accident in kazakhstan. >> they logged a blog called simply on sunday a car ran them off the road. assailants jumped out and statbed them to deh. imo other tourists were killed. isis c responsibility for this attack. >> lauren graduated from orgetown university. her family will remember her openness for new people and places. jay's previous employer was here in d.c. and said t he left world doing what he loved with the person he loved. >>> and the state department if ng advice for people traveling out of the country. >> i encourage all u.s. citizens to enroll in the steps program. that ables the state department to reach you in case of an emergency. >> although isis claimed responsibility, ckajikistan is trying to attract cyclists and adventure tourists. officials say they see no evidence of specific threats ag

adam putnam is secretary of agriculture for the state.strong run by desantis up there, pretty convincing numbers in those areas. interestingly enough, you look at this area up here where it is very strong at the moment, that is where desantis works as a congress member. so you would expect him to have strong support there. the comeback so far has been more up here in the panhandle though for adam putnam. the question is can he get enough people in those areas to make a difference and even these numbers out a little more. what happens when some of the bigger population centers check in here and what difference do they make? bear in mind, this was hillary clinton territory some time ago and yet it is a place right now where palm beach -- we don't know about broward county yet, but down here in miami-dade, right now desantis, donald trump's guy, is doing very, very well right down there. on the democratic side, a different equation right there. at the moment gwen graham, former congress member, holds a lead. we have 44% reporting. there's st

at florida right now republican vote reverse going to take their nominee for rhonda will face adam putnamweeted delaware desanto has full endorsement. hochul and corp. met and facing each other in a runoff with race for governor. meanwhile, the president reversed course yesterday. president trump issued a proclamation to return the white house flag to half-staff until the barrel of john mccain there's different picture on your screen and president spoke about mccain with dinner e with leader last night. >> a little our hearts and prayers are going to the family of senator john mccain going to be a lot of activity over the next number of day. and we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country. >> also, on the senate floor mccain empty guest draped in black with white roses placed on top. senator shared their thoughts on his passing and willingness to work with republicans and democrats alike. all right toyota teaming up with with Über company is investing 500 million in a joint effort with iewb or to drop self-driving vehicles to improve safety and lower tr

adam putnam was way ahead until president trump said, you know what, ron, you are my guy because youave supported me in congress. katie: look at those numbers he went ahead 20 points after president trump went down there to endorse him. i'm sure the president will be heavily involved. the schedule will be jampacked tight in the fall. the white house has talked about that. we will see how it goes. brian: adam putnam spent whole life in politics i support desantis and maybe run as lieutenant governor and run together. steve: did you not see this on the fox news channel yesterday but it was big news behind closed doors the committees were finally able to talk to bruce ohr. one of the top guys at the fbi and department of justice, he was crucial in getting the dossier from fusion gps into the hands of the fbi. he was a doj official. here's what he i understand from sources united states the room, he admitted yesterday that the dossier was filled with unsubstantiated hearsay. it would not stand up in court. and, yet, when they presented it to the fisa court they never said hey, by the way

adam putnam spent 20 years preparing for last night.me in with one endorsement, sidetracked his political career and helped ron desantes win that election in a landslide. republican primaries, make no doubt about it, just like sarah palin was the king making in 2010 for republicans, donald trump is the king maker in 2018. the second lesson, dems historic possibilities this year should not mask how far left they've gone, around they are going lefn the key marquee states, georgia, florida, those are states in the deep south. but they have candidates, they have black candidates that are talking about medicare for all. also again, adopting more of a bernie sanders approach to politics than say a bill clinton approach. at the same time, they could also be the difference makers not only in their race for the sort of election turnout we saw in the state of alabama but also for people like bill nelson who could really benefit by the victory last night. number three, we have to be on guard. donald trump will almost certainly use that in his atta

but to be plucked from obscurity 1928 by wealthy businessman including new york publisher putnam emplaced, plane and ruth nichols on the every side of new york in westchester county and for the depression for the stock market crash they had money and options those would dwindle and the farmer's daughter across the red river tearing be reckless as a child and then to parlay into the career that she wanted and finally really the most unusual the rarest aviator. and racing planes and flying plane to have her first child in 1930 and second team 33 at a time when men and husband believed a woman should stay home and raise those children. and to do something very unusual at the time and with those personal dreams and ambitions and then to sacrifice those needs for her children she also would be forgotten. and one of the questions and how are they the same or how are they different? it is a difficult question to answer. some came from money, somewhat educated, and wall street traders and lawyers and bus drivers and laborers. and then to identify early on. and then3 and then to identify early on.

in florida ron desantis against adam putnam for gop primary governor and current melania trg from thenhower to south lawn, replace a tree that was removed earlier this year according to white house, attending tree-planting ceremony eisenhower's daughter. rob: training to become kids to become school shooters at new mexico compound and now target is revealed. jackie: big win on war on terror, u.s. air strikes taking out isis lead ner afghanistan, why our next guest says heavy use of air power will stop here. don't go anywhere. jackie: welcome back, major win win on war against isis. rob: military commander takes over in that region next weekend. jackie: what should with expect? international relations rebecca grant, thanks so much for joining us this morning. >> good morning. jackie: we have 3 of the top guys killed in the last 2 years, what should we expect moving forward with new leader coming from the u.s. military starting this weekend? >> right, try to hit taliban hard enough to make them negotiate so i expect to see a continued heavy use of air power, 746 air strikes carried out

sanchez, fox news darling, relative outsider considering the fact that putnam, the opponent, is a fiftheneration, a long time public servant here in florida. sanchez with the trump nod could show the republican party here in florida that once nominated and elected jeb bush to the governorship is very much different in 2018. casey? >> seems like those days may be behind us. thank you so much. great reporting. when we return here, what to watch for in the week ahead. >>> before we go, let's talk about what you're watching in the week ahead. kevin? >> friday to get a nasa deal, and so the decision to see if the administration can get that done, and arizona primary tuesday. >> uh-huh. >> how trump handles himself in a week that's about john mccain and whether that affects the 2018 midterms and if people are turned off with trump dumping all over mccain. >> i'm heading to arizona to cover that primary and the funeral at the end of the week. that's all for us here, i'm kasie dc. we're back here tomorrow night. for tonight, good night from washington. it's because the type of person that's a b

. >> the candidate that he beat, putnam, was the ultimate establishment. he had been preparing for this for decades, and trump's endorsement overturned that and it speaks to the environment in the republican party. >> and the 1995 version of this, but it is clear that is not where politics are today. >> who was the last major democratic to win statewide in the state of florida was barack obama, a young, progressive african-american candidate that can win statewide, the proof is in the last ten years. >> thank you, andrew gillum will join us in the next hour of "new day." >> the president said behind closed doors that if republicans lose the midterms, they will be violent. a startling message, we'll discuss that. best ball. because here, you can choose any car in the aisle, even if it's a better car class than the one you reserved. so no matter what, you're guaranteed to have a perfect drive. [laughter] (vo) go national. go like a pro. see what i did there? it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during slee

candidates they got in this race because the professional republican crowd would have preferred and putnam would have preferred him to win the race. donald trump made it clear that he wanted to santos to be the lead. on the other side, gwen graham , moreughter of bob graham of a centrist candidate, democrats wanted her to be the nominee and they ended up getting andrew gillum. indra gillam winning was a surprise. that sense of a contrast of far left liberal democrat, far right inservative republican probably the most important governors race in the country. florida is the most competitive of our giant mega-state. the governor who gets elected this year will be in place to oversee congressional redistricting after 2020. >> play this out for us. it's not like florida has been far to the right or part of the left it has swung both ways area >> florida is a very swingy state. up in thehows president's approval ratings. they are generally better in florida than nationally although it is still mixed at best. florida is an interesting state in terms of demographics because it is a very diverse st

putnam's birthday it wasn't very good he knew while he was campaigning at the villages, the presidentunited states flew in on air force one to campaign for his opponent. the reason the president showed up in tampa yesterday, was because mail ballots have stearated to arrive, tens of thousands of homes all across florida. they have a very active early voting program. and the president wanted to make sure every republican knew he was aligned with mr. desantis. >> he has helped some candidates. some in georgia. we saw what happened in south carolina. in alabama. he saw -- yesterday he said we need to elect more republicans to restore american strength and keep up the momentum. he also said when people come into the oval office, even if they didn't vote for him or didn't like him. he said i hear the same thing over and over and over. it's thank you, mr. president, for what you have done for this economy. brian: a couple of things. everyone keeps reporting that general kelly is out. he used to have such control over the white house. he will doesn't have any control. he is so unhappy. when

adam putnam, a local state official, he was the guy that would run away with this and look at how it ended up, it wasn't even close. it was a race for the guy that stepped on the scale for ron desantis. he knows the power of florida. he knows his popularity. this is a question of getting the base out, but the last question that we're going to be watching is what happens with the middle. those that don't always vote democratic. that is what we have deserved in politics. so how does that play out with candidates in florida. >> it was a closed door event, one of the participants did capture audio of what he said, and it was frightening. here is what he said. i'm not voting because the president doesn't like congress. it's not a question of like or dislike, it's a question that they will overturn everything that we have done and they will do it quickly and violently. and violently. there is violence. when you look at antifa, these are violent people. he is saying if democrats win, there will be violence. the fact that he is not saying this publicly, what does that tell us? >> i listened

jillian: the florida gop governors race that a lot of people are watching because at one point adam putnam ahead and then ron desantis got the donald trump endorsement and comes away with the win. >> if ever there was a race where you can call the trump bump this is one of them. so he won, a big win for the president and well poised in that space to take on a democratic contender. rob: that trump bump, 3000 votes in that race, incredible. south florida, a familiar name, donna shalala versus a former news anchor and republican. >> reporter: if anything was made-for-tv this would be it. former clinton hhs secretary donna shalala will face an actual news anchor, gop nomination, it will be interesting. it is fun. that is one of the fun reasons to keep an eye on it. the larger races capture more attention. that will be fun to watch. rob: do you think shalala takes that? >> i do. rob: we will see what happens in november. 17 minutes after the hour. chaos in the classroom over a make america great again hat, a student ripping off a classmate's head and slapping a teacher. >> i was shocked. no one

. >> jessica putnam -- ministrations point person on human rights admitted, i think we are at a real turning point for human rights policy, unless we make some major response to the soviet decision. conservatives -- attacked carter for putting everyone in danger. given all the political backlash of panama, the senators were furious when they heard the fury from the right the anti- soviet on the hill. was so intense that it was hard to imagine a salt ii agreement whatever work . the conservative attacks were having their affect, and in the 1978 midterms, the conservative coalition of southern democrats and republicans, would expand their size. the media pounded on carter. talking about the difficulties he was facing. one of the favorite stories in 1978 about the carter administration was the tension between the national security advisor, brezinski, who was more of a hawk, and secretary of state, cyrus spann, who was more open to agreement and negotiation with the soviets. the media loved the stories about chaos >>> >>> the president not understanding the adversary the u.s. was dealing

. >> putnam was out there doing that. >> there's nothing like the sort of hold that both fox and the president now as a kind of symbiotic entity have on a voting base in the republican party. there's nothing like it anywhere else. i mean, it's almost a kind of monopoly, and it -- it's almost definitional i would say, for the party at this point. >> right. i mean, you know, i think desantis said it best, when he said, i am basically trump, i am running a campaign that says, i am trump. even if he did it in geft, he was serious, we saw how well it worked for donald interrupt, and now we're seeing how well it works for the republican primary in florida. the problem with that, is that again it's the primary. and that at the end of the day, you know, you still have to believe to some extent that all politics is local politics, and that the general is very different from the primary race. we're just seeing the tip of -- you know, the tip of the iceberg, the beginning of the narrative, and actually what we've seen, the things that rile up the base, get the base to come out, at least on the